Gov. Abbott's Twitter Takes Dallas Photographer's Photo and Cuts Out His Credit
Basic logic tells us that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott isn't the only person in control of his Twitter page. Social media is so vital to the political meat grinder that he's likely got a whole team of people scrutinizing every character before posting from his various online accounts.
That's what makes one of the his latest posts so bewildering. Actually, it's more about what was not posted on Abbott's page.
The governor posted a photo on Sunday of the downtown Dallas skyline on Easter evening. The photo showed the neon blue glow of the Bank of America Plaza and the pastel color "Happy Easter" message on the Omni Hotel. He also included a nice shoutout to the hotel about how "The Omni in downtown Dallas always does a fabulous job of lighting up its hotel."
Now what is literally wrong with this picture? The photo cropped out the copyright byline of the person who took it.
Read more: https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/gov-greg-abbott-shared-a-photo-of-the-dallas-skyline-and-removed-the-photogs-name-13835585
A photo by Dallas aerial, architectural and food photographer Joseph Haubert of the Dallas skyline showed up on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's Twitter feed with no mention or credit of Haubert's work. Joseph Haubert Photography
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